Seven Years

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Regardless, this person is indeed quite skilled in this area, and his luck is rather mysterious. He and Qing Jun originally planned to break through to the third level of Huiyang and then emerge from seclusion, but they had a sudden premonition and came out on the second level ahead of schedule. Before they could do anything else, they just happened to arrive and save this guy.

It was obvious that I hadn't come for him; it was just a coincidence. And it was precisely this coincidence that proved this person's extraordinary luck. Such a fortunate person is worth befriending.

Then this person asked an even more absurd question, "Just now, I heard my Benefactor refer to himself as Qi Wu? Is that the hero who caused such a ruckus at the Profound Yin Sect?"

Okay, so you mean you can see so much without even knowing our real names? Is the art of physiognomy and fortune telling really that magical? It also proves that he is not an all-knowing diviner, but only focuses on fortune, which is different from the Heavenly Mystery Child and Celestial Pivot Divine Palace models, or rather, it is more of a specialization.

Qin Yi modestly replied, "Back then, it wasn't really a big disturbance at the Profound Yin Sect; being hunted down was the real issue."

Shen Yunzi smiled mysteriously, "With Benefactor fortune, it would be very difficult to go against Benefactor."

"Then I'll accept your kind words, Daoist Master." Qin Yi didn't take it seriously. Luck is luck, but it would be foolish to think that luck can represent everything. In the end, it still depends on oneself.

Shen Yunzi then asked Li Qingjun, "May I ask the honorable name of this female Benefactor?"

Li Qingjun rested her chin on her hand and thought for a long time before saying with certainty, "My name is Boyi Sanren."

Qin Yi: "..."

My Princess, everyone knows that there's only one woman in your Penglai Sword Pavilion, so what's the point of using an alias...?

As it turned out, Shen Yunzi really didn't know. He cupped his hands and laughed, "The East Sea Penglai truly lives up to its reputation as a long-established and prestigious sect. We live in Land of Chaos and have almost no interaction with the Divine Continent. It seems we've been living in a well and looking at the sky. Seeing your elegance today, I've been tempted to Cloud Wandering. I just don't know if people like us, who have no manners, will be considered demons and hunted down by the authorities outside."

Qin Yi smiled and said, "As long as you communicate with us as you have done this time, you will be no different from the Divine Land People."

Shen Yunzi scoffed. "Because my Benefactor has done me a favor, and the word 'favor' corresponds to conscience, and has nothing to do with any particular rule. Seeing my Benefactor's serious demeanor, I naturally follow Benefactor rules. As for others, I don't care if they die."

"Uh..." Qin Yi was both amused and exasperated. No wonder he thought Shen Yunzi was so normal, almost like someone from Shenzhou. So that's why.

Since this was someone with whom he could have a proper conversation, Qin Yi was eager to first find out how long he had been in seclusion. Yu Fuzi said that his battle was eight or nine years ago, but that number was a bit inaccurate and difficult to determine.

"Does the Daoist priest know when the Ghost Qi atmosphere of the Red Rock Land, hundreds of miles to the west, dissipated?"

"Oh, that's strange. The Ghost Qi dissipated overnight, and it didn't seem like there was any major battle. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been so close by without feeling anything... Let me think, it's been about six and a half to almost seven years."

Qin Yi and Li Qingjun exchanged a glance, their eyes widening in surprise.

I don't feel anything. I don't think we've had sex that many times during dual cultivation. How come it's been almost seven years?

Qin Yi looked up and thought for a moment, then made a rough judgment. It had been about five years since he broke through to the Huiyang level and his Senior Sister began her seclusion to prepare for breaking through to the Qianyuan level. However, it took his Senior Sister more than a year to break through to the Qianyuan level. After she left, he and Qing Jun stayed for another half a year before they reached the second level of the Huiyang level. It wasn't the effect of those last ten days or so.

So, it would take more than six and a half years, almost seven years.

It really is over in the blink of an eye.

In other words... Wu Xian is thirteen years old this year, and he has no idea what the situation is like in the chaos of the Great Qian Dynasty...

"Does the Daoist priest know about the Great Qian Dynasty?"

"We truly know nothing about what is happening in China."

Qin Yi sighed, "Alright."

Shen Yunzi asked, "Does my Benefactor intend to cooperate with Yu Fuzi?"

"Actually, it's not decided yet. Let's observe further before making a decision," Qin Yi said. "Does the Daoist Master have any suggestions?"

"This Yu Fuzi is neither male nor female, selfish, ruthless, vicious, and cruel, just like those eunuchs in the human world." Shen Yunzi said through gritted teeth, "Eunuchs are all twisted in mind. If you want to get involved with him, my Benefactor, you'd better be careful."

Qin Yi smiled but didn't comment. Instead, he asked, "How much does the Daoist know about the Profound Yin Sect?"

"The Profound Yin Sect has been keeping a low profile and has remained secluded for years. People have almost forgotten about this sect..." Shen Yunzi sighed. "I wonder how much of what I knew before is still accurate."

"It's alright, just tell me whatever you know."

"The Profound Yin Sect wasn't considered strong before. The sect leader, Xuan Hao Zhenren, was at the mid-stage of the Huiyang realm, and the Right Elder were at the early stage of the Huiyang realm. Oh, right, there was also a boastful Martial Grand-Uncle seemed to be at the Huiyang realm as well, but his aura was so weak that he might not even be able to beat me..." Shen Yunzi recalled, "Even if you include him, this sect only has four Huiyang cultivators, which is less than the number of Huiyang cultivators in the Thousand Mountains Alliance. Moreover, Cloud Wanderer of the Thousand Mountains Alliance is a powerful cultivator at the eighth level of the Huiyang realm, and he doesn't take the Profound Yin Sect seriously at all."

Qin Yi nodded. This matched his understanding of the Profound Yin Sect. Yu Fuzi's uncle should be one of the Right Elder, a powerful figure qualified to vie for the sect leader's position. The two factions had clashed once over whether to accept Qi Wen... As for that Martial Grand-Uncle, let's not mention him.

Shen Yunzi continued, "Ever since our Benefactor caused such a ruckus at the Profound Yin Sect, they have suffered a great setback and have been in seclusion ever since. I don't know how Xuan Hao Zhenren, a mere mid-stage Hui Yang cultivator, could leap to the Qian Yuan realm in such a short time. There must be something fishy going on. I suspect that even if he used some extremely special Secret Method, there might be a huge flaw that would expose him and bring him back to his original form."

Shining Sun Completion Qin Yi nodded again, agreeing. If Huiyang had broken through to the Qianyuan realm after only a few years at the mid-stage of Huiyang, would that be one thing? But you, Huiyang mid-stage, broke through to Qianyuan in just a few years? Do you really think Qianyuan is as easy as cabbage? Even my Senior Sister spent over a year in seclusion, using the stone pillar, to go from Shining Sun Completion to breaking through to the Qianyuan barrier. What makes you, Xuan Hao, think you can...?

Even if one forcibly breaks through by absorbing the energy of Qian Yuan, there will definitely be significant drawbacks, such as mental breakdown.

So it's not too difficult to deal with... This one is definitely Feng Bulie back then. And now, both Qing Jun and I have reached the Huiyang level, and our staff is still the Qianyuan staff. Our overall configuration is much stronger than when we fought Feng Bulie. We have a good chance of winning.

Moreover, the Thousand Mountains Alliance is no pushover; it's full of Huiyang cultivators, and their leader is at the eighth level of Huiyang. Xuan Hao Zhenren, relying on his superior Qianyuan strength, intends to unify the northern part of the Land of Chaos, but this battle will likely be difficult.

Shen Yunzi also said, "Xuan Hao has lost his mind. The Thousand Mountains Alliance is not so easy to break into. At least once the great formation is closed, he can't even break in. He can only bully the rogue Rogue Cultivator outside the Thousand Mountains, plundering resources and conscripting men. I suspect it is also related to his Qian Yuan deficiency. He wants a large number of Cauldron above the Tengyun level... otherwise he wouldn't be so hasty and reckless."

Qin Yi increasingly felt that Shen Yunzi's thinking was clear, "This guess is reasonable and very much in line with the nature of the Profound Yin Sect."

Shen Yunzi said, "If other powerful figures in the central and southern regions discover this situation, they may not stand idly by. The Land of Chaos inherently dislike sectarian structures, and these sects are quite hostile towards them. If they are found to be bullying Rogue Cultivator on a large scale, they might incur the wrath of the masses."

Qin Yi then asked, "Who is the strongest in the Land of Chaos?"

This was a problem Qin Yi had been worried about since he first arrived in this place. He suspected that the strongest person here had some kind of relationship with Liusu, or that he was someone who was always looking for that fragment, such as Heavenly Being.

This is far more important than Xuan Hao Zhenren.

"Where in the Land of Chaos can you find a definitively strongest individual?" Shen Yunzi shook his head and said, "There are Rogue Cultivators, constantly moving around, with genius meteors rising and veteran powerhouses falling like tumbleweeds..."

"There's nothing particularly distinctive, like formlessness?"

"No, not at all." Shen Yunzi sighed. "To put it bluntly, everyone in the Land of Chaos is actually trying to imitate the Realm of No Form... If they really did, the Land of Chaos might not be so chaotic after all..."

Qin Yi remained silent.

I originally thought that there must be no formless beings in the Land of Chaos, but it seems that there are none. Therefore, it is not as dangerous for Liusu to make a move here as I initially thought.

As for the so-called Rogue Cultivator moving around, Qin Yi suspected that this state was related to their search for the gate. However, the Principle of the stone block had been disrupted by the impact, making it impossible to sense from the outside, so there was really no way to find it.

Therefore, one can fully unleash their power in the Land of Chaos without any lingering problems—as long as one doesn't use the Zhan Guang Sword, because there is a high possibility that there are Heavenly Being searching for the Gate here, and Azure Light will be recognized.

Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had basically sorted out the matters concerning the Land of Chaos and the Profound Yin Sect.

Previously, it was difficult to even ask about the patterns of the Land of Chaos, as those lunatics Tai Huang Jun were hard to answer properly. It's so great to finally have Shen Yunzi with whom I can have a proper conversation... Doing good deeds and saving people does indeed bring rewards; that is fortune.